Massive Outbreak of Red Sprites in South Asia Observed from the ... "By analyzing the parent lightning discharges, we discovered that the sprites were triggered by high-peak current positive ...

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Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites. No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the ...

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

In 2024, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick caught a glimpse at one of the most elusive atmospheric phenomena known as red ...

A strange “red lightning ” phenomenon photographed from near a lake site in the southern Tibetan plateau in 2022 was driven ...

High above Pumoyongcuo Lake on the Tibetan Plateau, astrophotographers Angel An and Shuchang Dong captured over 100 rare red sprites in a single night. These fleeting electrical discharges, triggered ...

Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena — Red lightning: The electrifying weather phenomenon explained — Sprites from space!

These occur during particularly powerful thunderstorms and travel upwards into the atmosphere, as opposed to normal lightning which travels downward to the surface of Earth. A rare red sprite ...

A chance encounter with red sprite lightning won Angel An and Shuchang Dong the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory ...